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kwame brown's career crashed last week. he pleaded guilty on friday to a felony fraud scheme and misdemeanor that may sent him to prison. brown's name is now gone from city billings. >> you're right, tom, it creates an aura of corruption on the entire elective government, when that's not fair, numbs that's the reality. >> in the wilson building, there's an intense two-man battle to replace brown. who wednesday elected temporary chairman. somewhere i southbound talking to my colleagues trying to seek their support? yes, i have. >> he told news4 he's seeking the chairmanship wednesday. and orem can also run for chairman. >> and you could be on both ballots. >> absolutely. >> but council insider say that phil mendelssohn appears to have the votes to win on wednesday. >> i've talked to members, and i believe that the council will select me as chair on wednesday, and to be looking at how do we rebuild the public's trust in the people's branch of the government. that's not going to be easy. we have hurt that trust. >> again the d
kwame brown's career crashed last week. he pleaded guilty on friday to a felony fraud scheme and misdemeanor that may sent him to prison. brown's name is now gone from city billings. >> you're right, tom, it creates an aura of corruption on the entire elective government, when that's not fair, numbs that's the reality. >> in the wilson building, there's an intense two-man battle to replace brown. who wednesday elected temporary chairman. somewhere i southbound talking to my...
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today is also chuck brown tribute day. several bands honoring the late godfather of go-go by playing his music. >>> this record-breaking heat has been especially unbear for residents in south washington. pepco restored power to everyone in the district, but there's one building that's still in the dark tonight. derrick ward has more on how they're coping in this dangerous weather. >> reporter: this building on ridge place southeast stands by itself both physically and notoriously for its residents. the only ones on this block still without power after last week's storm. even with the 100-degree-plus temperature, it's cooler outside than inside. >> it's unbearable. inhumane, and i'm just asking for help. >> reporter: while this pole is skew and not completely cleared, utility workers were able to get the servicemen to the outside of the apartment building. that's as far as they could go. >> someone had stolen all the wire out of the -- out of that side of the building. >> reporter: residents say they've complained to the la
today is also chuck brown tribute day. several bands honoring the late godfather of go-go by playing his music. >>> this record-breaking heat has been especially unbear for residents in south washington. pepco restored power to everyone in the district, but there's one building that's still in the dark tonight. derrick ward has more on how they're coping in this dangerous weather. >> reporter: this building on ridge place southeast stands by itself both physically and notoriously...
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council chairman kwame brown said thomas' staff has been let go. thomas' seat will remain vacant until a special election. that special election would be held in may. here is an interesting number, the special election will cost about $350,000. that's about how much harry thomas jr. stole from the city. jim, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thank you, tom. >>> tonight, we are getting a closer look inside the federal investigation of harry thomas jr. to see how the scheme worked. pat collins continues our coverage live outside the u.s. attorney's office with more and the man who helped bring him down. pat? >> reporter: doreen, harry thomas jr., he treated d.c. taxpayers like they were his own personal piggy bank. some things harry thomas jr. bought with your money. a victory motorcycle, $23,745. an audi suv, $58,575. airline tickets, $19,000. there were clothes and restaurants, well, you get the idea. >> time and time again, mr. thomas used for his personal gain taxpayer funds that were intended to benefit the city's most important resource, its childr
council chairman kwame brown said thomas' staff has been let go. thomas' seat will remain vacant until a special election. that special election would be held in may. here is an interesting number, the special election will cost about $350,000. that's about how much harry thomas jr. stole from the city. jim, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thank you, tom. >>> tonight, we are getting a closer look inside the federal investigation of harry thomas jr. to see how the scheme worked. pat...
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a sendoff for singer chuck brown. ♪ >> reporter: chuck brown was a force whenever he performed despite his success, he remained grounded and will always be remembered as the d.c. native son. >> he loved washington. he represented this city to the fullest. the city loved him back as you can see. >> reporter: fans waited in a long line that stretch three blocks at one point to get into the howard athleter to pay their last respects. >> what do you think he would be thinking? >> he would want to be playing. >> if he did, what would be the strong he would be playing? >> busting loose. >> this photo was provided by the brown family. showing the casket bathed in purple light. covered in white roses. chuck brown wearing his hat and his shades. celebrities came including sugar bear. >> chuck brown was a mennor to me. i am so happy to see what he gave for more than 40 years. generous love. you can see that washington, d.c. is returning that love to him today. it is a very special day. >> reporter: mayor gray says flags will be lowered to half-staff in the city on thursday. when asked about his
a sendoff for singer chuck brown. ♪ >> reporter: chuck brown was a force whenever he performed despite his success, he remained grounded and will always be remembered as the d.c. native son. >> he loved washington. he represented this city to the fullest. the city loved him back as you can see. >> reporter: fans waited in a long line that stretch three blocks at one point to get into the howard athleter to pay their last respects. >> what do you think he would be...
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authorities arrested 20-year-old raymond brown, a man who was staying with the family. he's been charged with reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor. >>> george zimmerman's attorneys say they have withdrawn from the shooting case because they haven't heard from their client since sunday. zimmerman is the florida neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed the unarmed black teenager in february. the attorneys also say that zimmerman contacted the special prosecutor who is deciding if he should face charges against their advice. >>> there is a major development in the race for the white house. today rick santorum suspended his campaign. that move effectively ends his quest for the 2012 republican presidential nomination. newt gingrich and ron paul both seized the chance to promote themselves as conservative alternatives to romney. >>> d.c. police chief's efforts to cut down on cell phone thefts could soon be having a nationwide impact. >> a joint effort by law enforcement, the wireless industry and congress is aimed at making stealing those electronic de
authorities arrested 20-year-old raymond brown, a man who was staying with the family. he's been charged with reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor. >>> george zimmerman's attorneys say they have withdrawn from the shooting case because they haven't heard from their client since sunday. zimmerman is the florida neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed the unarmed black teenager in february. the attorneys also say that zimmerman contacted the special prosecutor who...
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brown's attorney, fred cook, got permission from the federal court to allow brown to temporarily leave the washington area for a week to avoid the intense media scrutiny of his every. >> and kwame brown will be back in both courts on september 20th to be sentenced. he'll learn then if he's going to prison. >> the u.s. attorney is not done yet, is he? >> the u.s. attorney is far from done. we're in the middle of the movie. >> thanks, tom. >>> federal prosecutors -- go ahead, wendy. >> federal prosecutors had strong words and laid out the charges late this afternoon. richard jordan is live at the u.s. attorney's offers with the details. >> the u.s. attorney wants to make it clear that elected official are not above the law and he says his office will prosecute any illegal action. he has no vendetta. >> today is a dark and unfortunate day in our city's history as we've all learned that once again, one of our city's elected leaders has gone astray. >> the district's top prosecutor joined by the fbi and the irs, to reveal the government's case against kwame brown, officials (rpr)man lied on
brown's attorney, fred cook, got permission from the federal court to allow brown to temporarily leave the washington area for a week to avoid the intense media scrutiny of his every. >> and kwame brown will be back in both courts on september 20th to be sentenced. he'll learn then if he's going to prison. >> the u.s. attorney is not done yet, is he? >> the u.s. attorney is far from done. we're in the middle of the movie. >> thanks, tom. >>> federal prosecutors...
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park in chuck brown's name as well. at the convention center derrick ward, news 4. >>> charges have been dropped against a man being held in one of montgomery county's oldest cold cases. bobby coley was jailed late tuesday after being linked to a murder for hire case from 1975. coley discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest when he was applying for a job. he was taken into custody when he went to the sheriff's office to clear the issue up. today the montgomery county state's attorney dropped the charges against coley saying there is not enough evidence to proceed at this time. coley is expected to be released within the next few hours. >>> former d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. will have to repay the city $353,000. a federal court judge set that amount in an opinion delivered today. the judge decided thomas did not have to repay another $90,000 used for a 2009 inaugural ball. the money was diverted from a city drug program at thomas's direction. thomas was sentenced to more than three years in prison earlier t
park in chuck brown's name as well. at the convention center derrick ward, news 4. >>> charges have been dropped against a man being held in one of montgomery county's oldest cold cases. bobby coley was jailed late tuesday after being linked to a murder for hire case from 1975. coley discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest when he was applying for a job. he was taken into custody when he went to the sheriff's office to clear the issue up. today the montgomery county state's...
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mayor vincent gray and council chairman kwame brown. u.s. attorney ronald machon commented one day after former d.c. council member harry thomas junior was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. the probes of gray and chairman brown involve separate campaign activities. >> we feel an obligation to move quickly but also carefully. and we know there is a sense of urgency. my office, my prosecutors are working very hard. a lot of late nights, long weekends. but we have a very important job to do and we can only move forward once we examine all the facts. i live mere in the city as well and i know the sense of urgency here and how important these matters are. >> reporter: both the mayor and brown have denied wrongdoing and say they are cooperating with the authorities. >>> sometimes for some of us, often we've driven under those large highway signs and the really big tall light poles that line the interstates. in the wake of one of those signs that came crashing down in the area several weeks ago the news 4's i-team r
mayor vincent gray and council chairman kwame brown. u.s. attorney ronald machon commented one day after former d.c. council member harry thomas junior was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $350,000 in city funds. the probes of gray and chairman brown involve separate campaign activities. >> we feel an obligation to move quickly but also carefully. and we know there is a sense of urgency. my office, my prosecutors are working very hard. a lot of late nights, long weekends. but we...
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hosted from 1971 to 1993 and was instrumental in offering wider exposure to black musicians like james brown, aretha franklin and michael jackson. >> he brought so much. he brought a different light to television. he brought, you know, just a different aspect to generation. he has changed generation. he changed the marketing of how we view tv now. >> reporter: in recent years, cornelius faced medical and legal troubles, including a 2008 arrest for domestic violence against his estranged wife. in this 2005 "today" show interview, he talked about his "soul train" legacy. >> i thought it had tremendous potential. >> reporter: sadly news of his death comes just as the "soul train awards" plan to return to the airwaves in november after a two-year hiatus. >> peace and -- >> soul. >> reporter: stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >>> people in europe are trying to cope with an unusual cold snap that started in eastern europe and hit ukraine and poland especially hard. at least 60 people were killed before the weather system moved west. many of the victims, homeless. now, polish officials have
hosted from 1971 to 1993 and was instrumental in offering wider exposure to black musicians like james brown, aretha franklin and michael jackson. >> he brought so much. he brought a different light to television. he brought, you know, just a different aspect to generation. he has changed generation. he changed the marketing of how we view tv now. >> reporter: in recent years, cornelius faced medical and legal troubles, including a 2008 arrest for domestic violence against his...
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he says brown didn't want to arrest him. prosecutors say williams returned to of the restaurant with a gun and shot trooper brown as the officer stepped outside to make a phone call. prosecutors say williams had an accomplice. after being removed from the reflt raunlt, he went to the home of anthony milton who had borrowed williams' gun. williams got the gun from milton and used it to shoot the trooper. milton has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact. he's expected to testify against his friend ssorell williams. one of williams' attorneys said during opening statements there is no evidence linking him to the killing, no dna. attorney brennan says williams did not kill trooper 4. he tells news4, we agree he got kicked out of applebee's but that doesn't mean he committed murder. the trial is expected to last the rest of the week. sorel williams faces life in prison if he's convicted. in upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news4. >> testimony resumes tomorrow morning in the prince george's county sish yy circuit cour
he says brown didn't want to arrest him. prosecutors say williams returned to of the restaurant with a gun and shot trooper brown as the officer stepped outside to make a phone call. prosecutors say williams had an accomplice. after being removed from the reflt raunlt, he went to the home of anthony milton who had borrowed williams' gun. williams got the gun from milton and used it to shoot the trooper. milton has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact. he's expected to testify...
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her family clashed with her ex-husband bobby browned. he began saying he didn't want to be a distraction. >> singing talents first grabbed the public's attention and the fans have been giving an outpouring -- >> what a voice, not a voice, the voice. >> for whitney houston's family and friends. today was not a funeral, but a home going. >> you are the only one that could bring all of us together. whitney, today is your day. >> can you send an angel. >> stars including alicia keys and stevie wonder honored whitney with heart felt gospel. >> today we as a family celebrate the life of our sister, our daughter, our mother and our friend. >> speakers during the course of the 3 1/2 hour service talked of houston's fate. >> and this is more important than anything she's ever done in her life. >> kevin costner spoke of the singer doubting her own immense talent. >> when you sing before him, don't you worry, you'll be good enough. ♪ please don't cry >> in fact it was houston's music that provided a stirring sound track for the service's closing
her family clashed with her ex-husband bobby browned. he began saying he didn't want to be a distraction. >> singing talents first grabbed the public's attention and the fans have been giving an outpouring -- >> what a voice, not a voice, the voice. >> for whitney houston's family and friends. today was not a funeral, but a home going. >> you are the only one that could bring all of us together. whitney, today is your day. >> can you send an angel. >> stars...
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breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> in decision 2012 tonight, mitt romney got a shot in the arm, a straw poll put romney another the top of the pile. that news came as sarah palin revved up the crowd. nbc's brian moore has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney edged out rick santorum in a straw poll saturday at the conservative public action conference this washington. newt gingrich and ron paul finished a distant third and fourth. it's completely unofficial, but could telegraph an important signal to voters in upcoming contests. the results were announced as maine wrappeded up their caucuses. >> we aren't red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red, white and blue and president, obama, we are threw with you.
breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> in decision 2012 tonight, mitt romney got a shot in the arm, a straw...
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he shot trooper brown. brown kicked williams out for being disruptive. williams came back with a gun and shot brown. trooper brown's partner reacted to the sentence. >> to have someone, anyone to die around you but then have a partner who you cared for, that cared for everyone else take his last breath in your arms is something you can't tell anybody how you feel about that. it's something that you carry with you all the time, something i carry with me every day. >> brown's fiancee says justice has finally been served. williams maintained his innocence and did not speak before today's sentencing. his attorney plans to appeal. >> 19-year-old michael davis is charged with first degree murder in the death of gary dedrick. he's charged with two other hammer attacks in the same neighborhood. both of the other victims survived. davis is the brother of two nfl stars, 49ers tight end vernon davis and dolphins corner back vonte davis. >> day after getting a new five-year contract, d.c. police chief kathy lanier is denouncing a new report she doesn't live in the d
he shot trooper brown. brown kicked williams out for being disruptive. williams came back with a gun and shot brown. trooper brown's partner reacted to the sentence. >> to have someone, anyone to die around you but then have a partner who you cared for, that cared for everyone else take his last breath in your arms is something you can't tell anybody how you feel about that. it's something that you carry with you all the time, something i carry with me every day. >> brown's fiancee...
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brown, any comment? >> reporter: brown made it to his car and left the wilson building without commenting to news 4. brown is due in federal court friday at 11:00 in the morning to plead guilty. at the district building, tom sherwood, news 4. >> tom, thank you. >>> d.c. government is reeling from a number of other high-profile cases. tisha thompson with the i-team is here to tell us about what this day's developments mean to the city government in days to come. >> reporter: jim, it has been a rough couple of months at the wilson building. d.c. chairman kwame brown is the fourth person charged by the u.s. attorney's office in the past six months. city council member harry thomas jr. resigned his seat after pleading guilty in january to stealing more than $350,000 in government money and filing false tax returns. he's been sentenced to 38 months in prison. last month, in a separate investigation involves mayor vincent gray's campaign, thomas gore, he's there, close friend of the mayor and assistant treasur
brown, any comment? >> reporter: brown made it to his car and left the wilson building without commenting to news 4. brown is due in federal court friday at 11:00 in the morning to plead guilty. at the district building, tom sherwood, news 4. >> tom, thank you. >>> d.c. government is reeling from a number of other high-profile cases. tisha thompson with the i-team is here to tell us about what this day's developments mean to the city government in days to come. >>...
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stronach and in the company of mayor and lieutenant governor anthony brown to present to you, mr. reddam, the most coveted trophy in all of sport, the woodlawn vase. congratulations. >> thank you. >> i think i owe it to these guys, really. >> paul, can you take us through your emotions as you're watching that epic stretch unfold. >> well, i knew it was a long stretch. and i have to say, there was a point where i didn't think we were going to get there and we keep digging and bodemeister was running his guts out. it was a fantastic race. i didn't feel confident we were going to get there until about ten yards from the wire, and then it just all let go. >> no horse has won a triple crown since 1978, 34 years, the longest drought in racing history 37 what would it mean to paul reddam to own the next triple crown winner? >> 34 years? i didn't know that. no, i'm kidding. you know, laffit, i haven't thought past today because i just didn't let myself do it. you know, i just can't imagine it. so i'm just going to let it go at that. we'll roll one day at a time, and hopefully the horse is
stronach and in the company of mayor and lieutenant governor anthony brown to present to you, mr. reddam, the most coveted trophy in all of sport, the woodlawn vase. congratulations. >> thank you. >> i think i owe it to these guys, really. >> paul, can you take us through your emotions as you're watching that epic stretch unfold. >> well, i knew it was a long stretch. and i have to say, there was a point where i didn't think we were going to get there and we keep digging...
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the mayor also announced plans to build a permanent memorial for brown. it's important for future generations learn about brown's accomplishments. >> today we can't believe there would be a possibility that people wouldn't know who chuck brown was. but the day will come when we have children who are unborn, when we have children who are very young who will say who was chuck brown. >> in addition to the memorial, part of langdon park would be renamed chuck brown memorial park. the current amphitheater there and other facilities would be renovated. >>> coming up, for the first time tonight a decision has been made about whether a former uva lacrosse star should get another trial for murdering his girlfriend. >>> requests pouring into the white house tonight. >>> what's up with the weather, any more storms? >> speaking of pouring, pouring down in a lot of areas. we'll talk about the rain that is here right now and let you [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july
the mayor also announced plans to build a permanent memorial for brown. it's important for future generations learn about brown's accomplishments. >> today we can't believe there would be a possibility that people wouldn't know who chuck brown was. but the day will come when we have children who are unborn, when we have children who are very young who will say who was chuck brown. >> in addition to the memorial, part of langdon park would be renamed chuck brown memorial park. the...
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brown of misusing campaign funds. he also is accused of felony bank fraud and expected to plead guilty to that charge tomorrow. >>> among the questions this raises is what is next for the d.c. council and who will be in charge? news4 i team is here to explain who could take over and what that means for the rest of the district government. >> reporter: as chairman of the d.c. council, kwame brown was in charge. as chair pro temp mary cheh will be responsible to call and preside over a council meeting to select a temporary chairman now that brown has resigned. under council rules, only at-large members elected by the entire city and not just one ward can take over as interim chairman. experts predict it probably will not be david katanya or michael because they have outside jobs and they would have to give them up if they became chairman. that leaves phil mendelson and vincent orange. whoever it does end up being, that person will not only run the d.c. council until the city holds a special election for kwame brown's se
brown of misusing campaign funds. he also is accused of felony bank fraud and expected to plead guilty to that charge tomorrow. >>> among the questions this raises is what is next for the d.c. council and who will be in charge? news4 i team is here to explain who could take over and what that means for the rest of the district government. >> reporter: as chairman of the d.c. council, kwame brown was in charge. as chair pro temp mary cheh will be responsible to call and preside...
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so far we know that one employee worked for council chairman kwame brown. that employee and the other double dippers on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. live in northwest i'm pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. >>> there's a leadership shake-up at the susan g. komen foundation, the breast cancer charity is losing a high ranking official. she turned in her resignation letter today just days over a highly publicized dispute whether the foundation should send funding to planned parenthood. she supported the defunding of planned parenthood. she denounced planned patienthood when she ran for governor of georgia. >>> they're trying to select a jury now in the george hughley murder trial in charlottesville, virginia. opening statements could begin tomorrow morning in the case. julgly carrie is at the courthouse where several rows were filled with family and friends of the victim. her name is yeardley love. >> jury selection stretched into the night yesterday and it looks like we're headed down that pathogen today as the defense and p
so far we know that one employee worked for council chairman kwame brown. that employee and the other double dippers on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. live in northwest i'm pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. >>> there's a leadership shake-up at the susan g. komen foundation, the breast cancer charity is losing a high ranking official. she turned in her resignation letter today just days over a highly publicized dispute whether the foundation...
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go-go legend chuck brown. we learned today that he died at a hospital at john hopkins hospital at the age of 75. recently, we sat down with chuck brown who talked about the origins of go-go music. we begin with how he would describe that unique style to anyone who had never heard it before. >> well, if they've heard funk before it's just another form of funky music. and with a lot of percussian, audience participation, and we do a song, we break it down, you know, we get into the audience and they get into us. it just goes and goes and goes. it comes out of that particular tune and into another groove but all basically the same. got that latin and the african feel to it. >> what does go-go music mean to the people here in washington, d.c.? >> it means everything. it's their culture. it was created here and as a matter of fact the fans helped me create it. you know? the fans helped us create it. because we would do quite a few songs in one night. we might do 15 or 20 or 25 songs in those days when we were doing
go-go legend chuck brown. we learned today that he died at a hospital at john hopkins hospital at the age of 75. recently, we sat down with chuck brown who talked about the origins of go-go music. we begin with how he would describe that unique style to anyone who had never heard it before. >> well, if they've heard funk before it's just another form of funky music. and with a lot of percussian, audience participation, and we do a song, we break it down, you know, we get into the audience...
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also often criticized in cleveland for moving the browns to bawl. modell died thursday at the age of 87. >>> a change on i-66 has commuters seeing red. the new color is an alert to drivers they might be in the wronlane. news4's julie kerry talked to drivers about whether they're getting that message. >> reporter: i-66 just outside the beltway just got a makeover. you condition miss what's happened in the far right lane. >> i think it's on shoulder. it's like an orange color. i don't know. it's orange or some kind of different colored pavement. >> reporter: for the record vdot calls it red clay colored. ice a special surface coating designed to draw attention to the sometimes you can use it, sometimes you can't right shoulder. what do you think it means? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: a green arrow comes on to permit shoulder use. the rest of the time a red x wards drivers away until they get close to an exit. trouble is, some drivers make a break for the lane early. others roll in uncertain. the red clay color is meant to make things more clear. >>
also often criticized in cleveland for moving the browns to bawl. modell died thursday at the age of 87. >>> a change on i-66 has commuters seeing red. the new color is an alert to drivers they might be in the wronlane. news4's julie kerry talked to drivers about whether they're getting that message. >> reporter: i-66 just outside the beltway just got a makeover. you condition miss what's happened in the far right lane. >> i think it's on shoulder. it's like an orange...
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first passing throw, a screen to donald brown, brown finds open room, and he is off to the races. 63 yards for the touchdown. what a start for luck. second quarter, luck keeps it going. he finds austin colly. and impressive debut as the colts go on to win 38-3. >>> all right. to baseball. everyone wants to know when stephen strasburg will be shut down. mlb.com is reportsing that he will miss the final two starts of at the regular season. once shut down, he will not be returning for the post-season. the nationals have been on a roll while he's there. that's a good thing. they went on an eight-game winning streak. so arizona taking on the nats, and detwiler on the bump, bottom of the third, arizona up 1-0, threatening paul goldschmidt rips one to left. chris young and jason kubel come in to store. d'backs up 3-0. top of the ninth now, tyler moore and the nats. this gets interesting the tyler moore, see you later, last one to left, michael moore, and we have got a 7-4 game. roger bernadina. two on, two out action and he strikes out. >> he was really where he started the game. he had --
first passing throw, a screen to donald brown, brown finds open room, and he is off to the races. 63 yards for the touchdown. what a start for luck. second quarter, luck keeps it going. he finds austin colly. and impressive debut as the colts go on to win 38-3. >>> all right. to baseball. everyone wants to know when stephen strasburg will be shut down. mlb.com is reportsing that he will miss the final two starts of at the regular season. once shut down, he will not be returning for the...
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you got the washington monument, the big chair, and chuck brown. the chili bowl. here is where it gets good. in terms of music and musician whos have shaped the landscape chuck brown is part of a long, long line of giants. folks in detroit and philly love to brag about the enormous contribution their natives have made to the national musical tapestry. they are not to be denied. but neither are we. folks in d.c., we have been blessed with an abundance of musical genius that covers nearly the entire music spectrum from a back yard bucket to lewo inn and we're not new at this. two centuries ago john philips sousa put a lump in every patriot's throat with the stars and stripes forever. born right here. over in virginia there stands that pentagon. a pentagon of locally born or nurtured talent. in this corner you got the sophisticated swinger duke ellington born right here. over here the silky smooth sexy sound of marvin gaye home boy. at this point there's the hypnotic sound of shirley horn with her magical manipulation of space and time. over here the power, the grace
you got the washington monument, the big chair, and chuck brown. the chili bowl. here is where it gets good. in terms of music and musician whos have shaped the landscape chuck brown is part of a long, long line of giants. folks in detroit and philly love to brag about the enormous contribution their natives have made to the national musical tapestry. they are not to be denied. but neither are we. folks in d.c., we have been blessed with an abundance of musical genius that covers nearly the...
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after the crash, the brown's got a call from their daughter in idaho. once they knew they had cell phone service, they called 911. eventually, they were able to get all three members of the family to safety. >> wow. quite a story. dan hellie is away. jason pew is in with the sports. welco welcome. >>> a huge weekend in sports. coming up, the heat enjoy home cooking. the nationals look for answers after a tough weekend. simpson makes a name for >>> all right. today we have a break with clouds and rainshowers and already this summer we have seen high heat. not with very high humidity. that's what's coming up later this week. take a look behind me. these are the record high temperatures for wednesday, thursday and friday. it's when i think we'll have the highest heat around the area. record high for wednesday, 99. thursday, 98. close to that on thursday. 101 for friday. it's when the heat is going to finally break. it's sitting over the nation's midsection and southern tier right now. wednesday, it hits raleigh, philadelphia and up into new york city and f
after the crash, the brown's got a call from their daughter in idaho. once they knew they had cell phone service, they called 911. eventually, they were able to get all three members of the family to safety. >> wow. quite a story. dan hellie is away. jason pew is in with the sports. welco welcome. >>> a huge weekend in sports. coming up, the heat enjoy home cooking. the nationals look for answers after a tough weekend. simpson makes a name for >>> all right. today we...
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hypocriticahyp. >> reporter: howard brooks and thomas gore each pleaded guilty to secretly funding brown. >> let's not minimize what occurred here. it was a deception of the public. it's deceiving the public which is a major crime when you're talking about elections and the fundamental bedrock of our democracy is having an open and honest election. >> reporter: light foot says it's possible gray knew or did nothing illegal, but many finity campaign workers would like to hear from mayor gray. >> we don't know if he's instead yesterday. but i do think it's time that the mayor tell us what he knows. >>> fenty has never publicly commented on the campaign's scandal. mayor gray says commentin commenting. >>> a mother had to fight off a baby accused of trying to snap her bus. it happened this morning on board an omni link bus near graham park road. wilder tried to grap her 6 month old son out of his baby seat, but the mom managed to stop her. >>> a mcclain man who seriously burned himself in a kitchen fire has died. police say 91-year-old carol adams was cooking at his home on old meadow road l
hypocriticahyp. >> reporter: howard brooks and thomas gore each pleaded guilty to secretly funding brown. >> let's not minimize what occurred here. it was a deception of the public. it's deceiving the public which is a major crime when you're talking about elections and the fundamental bedrock of our democracy is having an open and honest election. >> reporter: light foot says it's possible gray knew or did nothing illegal, but many finity campaign workers would like to hear...
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. >>> now to our local legend chuck brown. his voice was deep and raspy and drums were the heart beat of d.c. chuck brown wasn't always the godfather of go-go. derrick ward got some insight from brown's former drummer. he was there for the birth of the one of a kind sound. >> reporter: the godfather is gone but not forgotten. the mural along martin luther king avenue with chuck silhouetted atop the big chair speaks to his iconic status especially here in anacostia. >> god just wanted a person up in heaven with some go-go talent. that's why he brought him home so he cob comfortable and in a better place. >> he was the earliest producer to take notice of chuck brown. he heard him play at the old knights of columbus hall. >> doing basically a lot of blues and standard stuff, a lot of the current r & b hits but he always had that different sounding voice. you know, like marvin gaye, james brown. it was unduplicatable. no one could sound like chuck and no one ever will. >> reporter: that led to him producing brown's first big album
. >>> now to our local legend chuck brown. his voice was deep and raspy and drums were the heart beat of d.c. chuck brown wasn't always the godfather of go-go. derrick ward got some insight from brown's former drummer. he was there for the birth of the one of a kind sound. >> reporter: the godfather is gone but not forgotten. the mural along martin luther king avenue with chuck silhouetted atop the big chair speaks to his iconic status especially here in anacostia. >> god...
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that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> my name is macintosh. >> and i'm lindsey lohan. >> lindsey lohan drew a lot of attention hosting "saturday night live". it was one of the most-watched episodes of the season. it's not getting rave reviews from the critics however. sources said she was proud of her performance and she's happy to be back working again. we can all understand that. >>> in europe, the continent's most active sol create know erupted for a third time this year. spectacular images from sicily. it lasted for about three hours. the earth is really crazy right now. >> yeah. >> between the tornadoes and that going on. >> that's crazy. >> now we're in march. let's talk about some snow. >> in an average march, we get a c
that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> my name is macintosh. >> and i'm lindsey lohan. >> lindsey lohan drew a...
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brown was gunned down on june 10 of 2010. he had been moonlighting as security for the restaurant when he escorted the defendant out of the establishment. the state maintains that williams exacted revenge for the afront to what the prosecution called williams' fragile ego. she says williams called a friend, got his gun and came back to the scene to lay in wait for trooper brown before shooting him as brown stepped outside to use a cell phone. >> wesley will not be with us. the communality will miss him and our lives will be forever changed because he's not here. >> reporter: williams' attorney maintains that no witness offered testimony about seeing him at the restaurant. he also cited the absence of dna or fingerprint evidence. even surveillance video evidence was called into question because of inaccurate time and date stamps on the video. the defense requested that the judge rule on a weapons crime without the jury present. the judge found him guilty and when the jury did return, they found him guilty of first degree murde
brown was gunned down on june 10 of 2010. he had been moonlighting as security for the restaurant when he escorted the defendant out of the establishment. the state maintains that williams exacted revenge for the afront to what the prosecution called williams' fragile ego. she says williams called a friend, got his gun and came back to the scene to lay in wait for trooper brown before shooting him as brown stepped outside to use a cell phone. >> wesley will not be with us. the communality...
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to be on the wall with chuck brown, whom i miss so much, you know, i love this man with all my heart. he was just so special. i love this city, he was special to this city. >> the councilman created murals d.c. in 2007. >>> an emotional good-bye to the first man to walk on the moon. more than 2,000 people packed the washington national cathedral today to remember neil armstrong. nbc's chris clackum has more on how they honored this iconic astronaut. >> reporter: diana krall's cover of the sinatra favorite proved fitting for the memorial to neil armstrong. ♪ let me see what spring is like on jupiter and mars ♪ >> reporter: also fitting were tributes for the first person to step on the moon, from the last person to do it. former astronaut eugene cernan. >> farewell, my friend. you have left us far too soon. god bless you, neil. >> reporter: armstrong died august 25th, 43 years after his apollo 11 crew landed on the moon. with fellow crew members buzz aldrin and michael collins in the packed national cathedral, nasa administrator charles bolden said armstrong should be remembered for
to be on the wall with chuck brown, whom i miss so much, you know, i love this man with all my heart. he was just so special. i love this city, he was special to this city. >> the councilman created murals d.c. in 2007. >>> an emotional good-bye to the first man to walk on the moon. more than 2,000 people packed the washington national cathedral today to remember neil armstrong. nbc's chris clackum has more on how they honored this iconic astronaut. >> reporter: diana...
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she may endorse before arizona's primary and jerry brown. california governor as well. >> all right. thanks. david gregory. >>> doug is here now with more about this wild weather we've got. >> it's going to affect guys like david a little more than it will the rest of us. i will say that for sure. >> i'll bet. >> winds are going to be gusty upwards of maybe 40, 50, even 60 miles an hour as we make our way through the rest of evening. a lot of people talked to me on facebook and twitter saying hey where were the 70s that you guys were talking about? they were just down to the south. jim, you mentioned it too. fredericksburg did hit 72 degrees. a couple other locations. here in the district only 57 degrees and up there toward the north and east up toward howard county and northern frederick county we only saw temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s so a lot different out there across the area today. 55 degrees the temperature right now with winds out of the north-northeast at 5 miles an hour. not bad, right? winds so far not much of a facto
she may endorse before arizona's primary and jerry brown. california governor as well. >> all right. thanks. david gregory. >>> doug is here now with more about this wild weather we've got. >> it's going to affect guys like david a little more than it will the rest of us. i will say that for sure. >> i'll bet. >> winds are going to be gusty upwards of maybe 40, 50, even 60 miles an hour as we make our way through the rest of evening. a lot of people talked to me...
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browns go on to win 23-7. and win 53-10 over the green bay packers. >>> falcons, second quarter, tied at three. andy dalton takes the snap. he's going to take one high to his favorite target a.j. green. 50-yard strike. >> whoa. >> that will be at fedex field for the skins' home open september 23rd. dalton 8 of 14, 125 yards and a touchdown. >>> in the words of the late great marvin -- let's get it on is correct. after going 8-2 on their recent road trip, six very important division games at home for the best team in all of baseball. tonight, the team begins a three-game series with the mets and they'll get a big boost back in the lineup. the nats have activated all-star shortstop ian desmond from the disabled list, he'll bat sixth tonight. desmond missed the past 25 games an oblique strain. at the time, he was put on the dl, desmond was batting .286 with a career high 17 homers and 53 r 3 rbis. needless to say, he's happy to be back. >> i feel great. great batting practices, way better than i felt before the b
browns go on to win 23-7. and win 53-10 over the green bay packers. >>> falcons, second quarter, tied at three. andy dalton takes the snap. he's going to take one high to his favorite target a.j. green. 50-yard strike. >> whoa. >> that will be at fedex field for the skins' home open september 23rd. dalton 8 of 14, 125 yards and a touchdown. >>> in the words of the late great marvin -- let's get it on is correct. after going 8-2 on their recent road trip, six very...
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brown. this year o'brien is not there to take that kind of insult. he split. brown is now the man and he's ready to take the reins. >> coming into camp this year, i feel confident. it doesn't take any less pressure off me. i still have to go out and work my tail off and go out there and compete and show what i can do. >> i think he's done a tremendous job, you know, working to make himself better fundamentally, and as a quarterback, but also he is really, you know, taking the leadership role to another level. he's somebody that understands exactly what needs to be done in order to get to where we want to get to. so he's just a guy that just works. >> let's hope it's better with the terps this year. baseball, nats are in houston, kicking off a ten-game road trip, but you know what? being away from nationals park is not such a terrible thing, because they own the best road record. they play pretty well at nats park, too. they 3 out of 4 from the mar shins. strasburg pitching the final gale. he was solid. not bad, and you know this by now, that kid can hit. book,
brown. this year o'brien is not there to take that kind of insult. he split. brown is now the man and he's ready to take the reins. >> coming into camp this year, i feel confident. it doesn't take any less pressure off me. i still have to go out and work my tail off and go out there and compete and show what i can do. >> i think he's done a tremendous job, you know, working to make himself better fundamentally, and as a quarterback, but also he is really, you know, taking the...
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a dump off to donald brown, weaves through the defense and he's gone. 63 yards. for brown. and luick is like really? it's that easy? 7-0 lead for indy and the rookie is just getting started. second quarter, same score. look at this pass to austin colley. luck, 10 of 16 for 188 yards and two touchdowns. colts win big over st. louis. 38-3 is the final. >>> nascar now, patriotism on display. watkins glenn and some final lap drama. cars coming around the final turn. kyle busch is bumped by brad koz lou ski. they're going to talk about that one. they're going to talk about that one. home stretch now. trying to hold off ambrose. ambrose wins the finger lakes 355. and 23-year-old rory mcilroy won the u.s. open here at congressional, but since then, he's been less than impressive, but he's getting it back at the the pga championship. he leads at 11 under. >> that is our news for now. "nightly news" is up next and we will be back tonight after the olympics. until then, have a great night, everybody. [ male announcer ] the choice on debt... mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for milli
a dump off to donald brown, weaves through the defense and he's gone. 63 yards. for brown. and luick is like really? it's that easy? 7-0 lead for indy and the rookie is just getting started. second quarter, same score. look at this pass to austin colley. luck, 10 of 16 for 188 yards and two touchdowns. colts win big over st. louis. 38-3 is the final. >>> nascar now, patriotism on display. watkins glenn and some final lap drama. cars coming around the final turn. kyle busch is bumped by...
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that would be chuck brown's birthday. norton also will speak at the memorial service for chuck brown tomorrow. that ceremony will be held at noon at the washington convention center. long time local radio personality donnie simpson will host the ceremony. there will be performances by the chuck brown band. there will be limited parking. you can watch the spire memorial service tomorrow starting at noon on our website. nbcwashington.com. and on nbcwashington nonstop. >>> contestant number 269 is stealing the spotlight at the scripps national spelling bee. she is from virginia. she is 6 years old. the youngest ever to compete at the spelling bee. she had a good start but kind of hit a snag. >> reporter: let me give you the spectacular news. we had two dozen students here from the d.c., maryland, virginia area. two of those, one from maryland, that would be jack knoll arch 13 years old, he made it into the semifinals, and 10-year-old jay from virginia. he also made it in. unfortunately, media darling and 6-year-old phenom fr
that would be chuck brown's birthday. norton also will speak at the memorial service for chuck brown tomorrow. that ceremony will be held at noon at the washington convention center. long time local radio personality donnie simpson will host the ceremony. there will be performances by the chuck brown band. there will be limited parking. you can watch the spire memorial service tomorrow starting at noon on our website. nbcwashington.com. and on nbcwashington nonstop. >>> contestant...
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brown's attacks on then mayor fenty. mayor gray is not commentinging on the case. >>> new nbc news/maris poll suggests the presidential election will be extremely close. right now president obama is holding a slim lead against mitt romney in virginia, florida, and ohio. however, there may be reason for romney to celebrate. the margin is close and his numbers are going up in all three states. >>> police have arrested two juveniles for shooting bibis at a school bus today. it happened about 3:00 this afternoon on piermont drive. no one was injured. the bus suffered minor damage. another bus was sent in to take those kids home. >>> police in prince george's county are looking for the people who schemed a woman in her 70s out of thousands of dollars. they posed as legitimate sweepstakes workers. they asked the woman to withdraw the money and then purchased gift cards for them to cover the taxes on her winnings. the police say there could be more victims out there. pat collins reports. >> reporter: >> if you told me this was
brown's attacks on then mayor fenty. mayor gray is not commentinging on the case. >>> new nbc news/maris poll suggests the presidential election will be extremely close. right now president obama is holding a slim lead against mitt romney in virginia, florida, and ohio. however, there may be reason for romney to celebrate. the margin is close and his numbers are going up in all three states. >>> police have arrested two juveniles for shooting bibis at a school bus today. it...
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. >> reporter: he was elected council chairman wednesday replacing now felon kwame brown who resiphgned last week. mendels mendelson said he has an immediate goal. >> talking to citizens, the vision they want to hear about is that city hall will clean up its act, there are not going to be this is ethical lapses, and we get the cloud -- get post the cloud. >> reporter: mendelson says he wants tattle past the raucous session wednesday where he won only after a heated assault. >> make me look like an idiot. >> reporter: he says he'll run in the special election in november. mendelson is now in line to succeed vincent gray, could she is ongoing investigation -- >> i hope that does not happen. if it becomes apparent that it's going to happen, i will prepare for that. it's not a position to which i want to rise and hold on to. i would look at that as stepping in to you meet the need. >>> before the repeal of don't ask/don't tell, you faithfully served your country with professionalism and courage. you put your country -- it's an event he has hosted for the last three years. >>> president obam
. >> reporter: he was elected council chairman wednesday replacing now felon kwame brown who resiphgned last week. mendels mendelson said he has an immediate goal. >> talking to citizens, the vision they want to hear about is that city hall will clean up its act, there are not going to be this is ethical lapses, and we get the cloud -- get post the cloud. >> reporter: mendelson says he wants tattle past the raucous session wednesday where he won only after a heated assault....
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about a mile up old georgetown road a tree hit by lightning brown down power lines and caught fire. treeing fell all over in neighborhoods damaging property and endangering lives. >> all of these branches came down and i got hit in the hip and here, but luckily, the bigger branches got held by the car, and then, you know, if i stayed upright, i could have been killed. >> reporter: the wind was so strong it shattered the glass at this restaurant. their hoping to get power restored soon. >> i have a lot of stuff coming today. >> reporter: a lot of food? >> a lot of food coming and i still wait on the food today. >> reporter: the restaurant says a weekend without electricity could be costly. >> my boss was smart enough last night to get dry ice delivery so we can put it in our freezer and cooler so we don't lose a lot of product. >> reporter: homeowners got hit hard. this tree crushed a garage totaling the suv inside. >> everybody is safe. so, you know, this can get cleaned up and repaired. >> reporter: on seneca lane in bethesda, two houses next door to each other both got hit. this s
about a mile up old georgetown road a tree hit by lightning brown down power lines and caught fire. treeing fell all over in neighborhoods damaging property and endangering lives. >> all of these branches came down and i got hit in the hip and here, but luckily, the bigger branches got held by the car, and then, you know, if i stayed upright, i could have been killed. >> reporter: the wind was so strong it shattered the glass at this restaurant. their hoping to get power restored...
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dave brown, one of his teammate, watches from up here. so does a scout for chicago. they remember when it was a little more of the -- well, whatever. it's clear that the flyers are annoyed at neal for a hit on giroux and that's what triggered a lot of the rest. >> mike: carried over from the hit on couturier as well, doc. >> mike: yep. >> mike: there's a whole lot of venom from this crowd right now and they're exacting it on the penguins. >> mike: getting things organized again, referee st. laurent. >> pierre: they don't want james neal in the box. they don't think he did anything. >> deryk engelland, ten-minute misconduct. fore-check, two minutes for roughing. penalties come at 15:18. >> mike: well, here we are with similar monlmonds and neal. >> pierre: now he has to go across the ice. hartnell is there. crosby's barking off to hartnell. there's no need to do this with neal. this is why i think the official are huge, big time. >> mike: a little more fighting room. >> pierre: look out. he's pulling his hair. he just pulled his air. the hair pull is going to get adam
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. >>> tonight we know more about chuck brown's health problems. the d.c. music legend is suffering from pneumonia. the 75-year-old godfather of go-go cancelled or postponed concerts since march because of his health issues. his daughter, kk brown, who performs in her father's band declined to provide additional details. >>> civil rights icon rosa parks is going to be honored at the washington national cathedral. this thursday, a new sculpture of parks will be dedicated in the cathedral's human rights porch, a section of the church devoted to those involved in the fight for social justice and equality. back in 1955, rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a montgomery, alabama bus to a white passenger. her action was a major spark in the fight to end segregation. the sculpture will be dedicated during an evening ceremony, one of parks' nieces is expected to attend. >>> the author maurice sendak prided himself on writing and illustrating books that he said captured the truth about being a kid. today, local families honored the memory of the late author by
. >>> tonight we know more about chuck brown's health problems. the d.c. music legend is suffering from pneumonia. the 75-year-old godfather of go-go cancelled or postponed concerts since march because of his health issues. his daughter, kk brown, who performs in her father's band declined to provide additional details. >>> civil rights icon rosa parks is going to be honored at the washington national cathedral. this thursday, a new sculpture of parks will be dedicated in the...
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the browns are hoping to trade to akwai rg3. >> it seems like a lot of the franchises want the best. >> that's why a lot of people are worried if the redskins have to give up too many draft picks to get this guy, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face. many people are pumped about rg3, they would love to see him in the burgundy and gold. >> we don't want to do a ditka thing. >>> moving on to hockey, if the capitals are going to make a big move in the standings it could start tonight. the caps at home against the islanders kicking o a season long five game home stand. the capitals looking for their first three game wing streak since mid january. now that the trade deadline has passed, the players can focus on the task at hand. >> we're excited about this group, we're excited about things we've done throughout the course of the year. we've done some things we're not so excited about. if we can put the good things to one side and lean on that for the next 21 games, i think we're going to be successful. >> we have all the belief in this room. we've been working together all yea
the browns are hoping to trade to akwai rg3. >> it seems like a lot of the franchises want the best. >> that's why a lot of people are worried if the redskins have to give up too many draft picks to get this guy, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face. many people are pumped about rg3, they would love to see him in the burgundy and gold. >> we don't want to do a ditka thing. >>> moving on to hockey, if the capitals are going to make a big move in the...
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brown told reporters that residence of ward 5 in his words are going to be taken care of. despite thomas's legal troubles. >> this thomas investigation has been going on for months and sources say it could be nearing an end. >> my integrity -- >> reporter: the ward 5 councilmember thomas has struggled to combat allegations he misspent more than $300,000 in city furnds on his own lavish lifestyle. the investigation began earlier last year when d.c. attorney general irving nathan got thomas to agree to repay $300,000. but without admitting legal wrongdoing. last december 2, federal agents swarmed over the house in northeast washington, spending much of the day there hauling away expensive vehicles. and other items. now several sources tell nbc 4 that the federal authorities are nearing an end to their possibility criminal case against thomas. with the councilmember increasingly distracted from representing his northeast ward 5. d.c. council chairman kwame brown was asked tuesday if thomas could still be a productive member of the council. brown responded in a way that sugges
brown told reporters that residence of ward 5 in his words are going to be taken care of. despite thomas's legal troubles. >> this thomas investigation has been going on for months and sources say it could be nearing an end. >> my integrity -- >> reporter: the ward 5 councilmember thomas has struggled to combat allegations he misspent more than $300,000 in city furnds on his own lavish lifestyle. the investigation began earlier last year when d.c. attorney general irving...
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council put out, kau mee brown. he says i have not received councilmember thomas' resignation, but i expect it. that's the latest so for on harry thomas jr. reporting live, tisha thompson, news 4. >> thank you. we hope you'll stay with news for continuing coverage of the case. we'll have a live report tonight at 11:00. for the latest, head to our website, www.nbcwashington.com. >>> we are following breaking news right now in montgomery county. a woman taken to the hospital after being hit by a car. chopper 4 is on the scene. we are told the injuries are life threatening. the driver who hit her stayed on the scene. we'll bring updates as soon as we get them. >>> d.c. police chief says the city did really well in 2011 when it came to overall crime. there were 108 murders in the city last year. that's a 43% drop over the past three years. one of the lowest levels in decades. wtop radio today, the chief said a lot of that is thanks to the hard work of her officers. >> there's a lot of police strategy that's important. w
council put out, kau mee brown. he says i have not received councilmember thomas' resignation, but i expect it. that's the latest so for on harry thomas jr. reporting live, tisha thompson, news 4. >> thank you. we hope you'll stay with news for continuing coverage of the case. we'll have a live report tonight at 11:00. for the latest, head to our website, www.nbcwashington.com. >>> we are following breaking news right now in montgomery county. a woman taken to the hospital after...
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he was despised in k4r50e68d after he moved the browns to baltimore. but in charm city he's remembered fondly. >> anytime you lose a father, a leader, the way he was, to not just -- to not just his kids, about you to many men, it's -- it's always hard. >> when you think back, as i have, over the past 24 hours of the impact of art, he was a great, great man. >>> one can only imagine what the nats will do to the cubs tonight with the hot-hitting jayson werth back in the lineup. the nats know -- hitting 12 home runs combined in the last two games, six of those homers came last night. dave jill jansen and the nats have been putting on an offensive display as of late. bryce harper gets ahold of one and he's going yard. his first of two home runs on the night. he becomes just the third teenager with two multihome run games on his resume. two batters later, nobody's bat is hotter than this man's right now. adam laroche, his 28th home run of the year. the nationals hit three home runs in the inning, and six in the game, but don't forget about the pitcher, gio
he was despised in k4r50e68d after he moved the browns to baltimore. but in charm city he's remembered fondly. >> anytime you lose a father, a leader, the way he was, to not just -- to not just his kids, about you to many men, it's -- it's always hard. >> when you think back, as i have, over the past 24 hours of the impact of art, he was a great, great man. >>> one can only imagine what the nats will do to the cubs tonight with the hot-hitting jayson werth back in the...
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defense attorney john henry browne says bales may have been suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. he ensured several injuries on his tours of iraq and was reportedly not happy to be going on a fourth tour of duty in afghanistan. >> he was told he would not be going back to the middle east. he was training to be a military recruiter and then overnight, he was told he was going back. >> court records reveal bales had a couple of brushes with trouble, including a hit and run arrest and an assault arrest in the past decade. bales has wife and two young children. they are all staying at a military camp in washington state for their own safety. >>> well, it wasn't supposed to happen until tomorrow, but the cherry blossoms are in bloom. here is a live look at the tidal basin. it was crowded with visitors enjoying this warm st. patrick's day. news4's darcy spencer joins us now live from the tidal base within more. hi, darcy. >> reporter: hi, chris. i don't know about you, but i can't think of a better way to celebrate st. patrick's day. are a lot of people out here at the tidal basin. it
defense attorney john henry browne says bales may have been suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. he ensured several injuries on his tours of iraq and was reportedly not happy to be going on a fourth tour of duty in afghanistan. >> he was told he would not be going back to the middle east. he was training to be a military recruiter and then overnight, he was told he was going back. >> court records reveal bales had a couple of brushes with trouble, including a hit and run...
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prosecutors have not commented about either the gray or kwame brown investigations. theirs involve campaign money not government money. >> we do anticipate something in the near future on those two cases. right? or do you know? do we have any idea? >> i'm not sure what near future means. in the government it can mean anything. the u.s. attorney has said he is working on this as diligently as possible. and he understands the urgency of the issue. >> okay. we'll take him at his word. thank you. >>> police are looking for suspects in an armed robbery spree in northwest d.c. the three robberies happened in the course of ten minutes beginning at 6:30 last night. they happened on warren street and porter street in cleveland park and then again on 39th street in friendship heights. police say a hand gun was shown in at least one of the incidents. nobody was injured. >>> a teenager was shot and killed over a pair of $200 sneakers. it happened yesterday morning in the 5700 block of foote street in northeast washington. pat collins talked with the victim's family and pat is at
prosecutors have not commented about either the gray or kwame brown investigations. theirs involve campaign money not government money. >> we do anticipate something in the near future on those two cases. right? or do you know? do we have any idea? >> i'm not sure what near future means. in the government it can mean anything. the u.s. attorney has said he is working on this as diligently as possible. and he understands the urgency of the issue. >> okay. we'll take him at his...
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that candidate was suleiman brown. investigators say suleiman brown was paying to stay in the race and continuing to attack gray's chief rival, of course, the former mayor. brooks will be sentenced on the 24th. mayor gray denies any knowledge of the payments or any wrongdoing. mayor gray is in china this week. he spent this day in beijing. he's working to strengthen business relationships. the goal is to help dc-based companies to take advantage of china's expansion. >>> coming up tonight, somebody attacks some animals at a local farm park. police believe they have caught the guy who did it. >>> fbi agents have arrested a man in an extortion plot targeting rg-iii. >>> there was an important milestone today at the world trade center site. >>> and a wedding party photo shoot did >>>r. >>> the air force is partners with the wildfire fighters in colorado. it's in the midst of its worst fire season in a decade. some 250 homes destroyed in just three weeks. this weekend 11,000 residents near colorado springs fleeing from the
that candidate was suleiman brown. investigators say suleiman brown was paying to stay in the race and continuing to attack gray's chief rival, of course, the former mayor. brooks will be sentenced on the 24th. mayor gray denies any knowledge of the payments or any wrongdoing. mayor gray is in china this week. he spent this day in beijing. he's working to strengthen business relationships. the goal is to help dc-based companies to take advantage of china's expansion. >>> coming up...
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mayor vince sent gray and council chairman kwame brown. formal papers filed in an attempt to recall the two embattled city leaders. tom sherwood joins us with the story. tom? >> no city wide recall effort has ever been succeed but that doesn't mean they couldn't be troubled. mayor gray on wednesday was hosting his biweekly news conference on all sorts of routine issues. absolutely excited to be going to concord new hampshire. >> reporter: downtown at the d.c. elections board, formal papers were being filed to force fray into a recall election, saying he has been a poor mayor, caught up in scandal. recall leader fred butler. >> complete grassroots efforts, i think the citizens of d.c. are following move on this i have been receiving nothing but phone calls and e-mails. >> reporter: butler was a strong supporter of adrian fenty you can the map gray defeated in 2010 >> reporter: butler is a strong supporter of adrian fenty, the map defeated in 2010 and filed papers against kwame brown. gray dismissed the recall effort. >> people who were supp
mayor vince sent gray and council chairman kwame brown. formal papers filed in an attempt to recall the two embattled city leaders. tom sherwood joins us with the story. tom? >> no city wide recall effort has ever been succeed but that doesn't mean they couldn't be troubled. mayor gray on wednesday was hosting his biweekly news conference on all sorts of routine issues. absolutely excited to be going to concord new hampshire. >> reporter: downtown at the d.c. elections board, formal...
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period. >> reporter: brown says the subpoenas and controversy over campaign contributions, including suspicious money orders, may require new tougher campaign finance laws. >> clearly, if there are money orders in terms of issues, in terms of money orders and the amounts of the moneyed or whi o need to look at, i will go back to the office and see what to change if necessary. >> reporter: campaign laws may be need bud right now you people want to know who broke the current ones. >>> we have a cherry blossom alert, coming sooner than you thought. because of the warm temperatures this winter, the national park service says those trees will be blooming on march 18th, i believe that is sunday, a few days earlier than first predicted, the all-important peak bloom between march 20th and 23rd, also earlier than expected >> you don't have those cold nights coming in, kblas nothing put the brakes on these things just keep moving, a 24-hour period, go twice as fast the temperature were to drop a little bit down into the 30s. what they are doing is normal, it is just back in the first of march,
period. >> reporter: brown says the subpoenas and controversy over campaign contributions, including suspicious money orders, may require new tougher campaign finance laws. >> clearly, if there are money orders in terms of issues, in terms of money orders and the amounts of the moneyed or whi o need to look at, i will go back to the office and see what to change if necessary. >> reporter: campaign laws may be need bud right now you people want to know who broke the current...
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brown said he wanted the mayor to have 30 more days to fill the crucial panel. at the ti harry thomas jr. stole $350,000 in city grant funds for his own use. a statement from the mayor's office tuesday said the mayor is fully committed and will soon send nominations to the council. our primary concern is getting the most qualified candidates. it should be about quality, not speed. >> i'm just going to leave this for the mayor. i think that's the way legislation was originally constructed. for the mayor to appoint the ethics panel. >> reporter: the ethics panel is just one of many boards and commissions that have major vacancies awaiting action by mayor gray. in the district, tom sherwood, "news 4." >>> a top homeland security official accused in a government fraud scheme pleaded guilty today. james woozily was the acting director of immigration and customs enforcement. he admits he took $180,000 in government money by forging travel vouchers and taking kickbacks. some of the money he used on a boat and real estate purchases. woozily is the highest ranking offici
brown said he wanted the mayor to have 30 more days to fill the crucial panel. at the ti harry thomas jr. stole $350,000 in city grant funds for his own use. a statement from the mayor's office tuesday said the mayor is fully committed and will soon send nominations to the council. our primary concern is getting the most qualified candidates. it should be about quality, not speed. >> i'm just going to leave this for the mayor. i think that's the way legislation was originally constructed....
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. ♪ the smithsonian institute will add a chuck brown tribute day. the tribute will include musical performances from the cold-hearted band, no question band and the junkyard band, also storytelling about the history of go-go and brown's career. that festival is free. >>> a death certificate filed in north carolina shows that actor andy griffith died from a heart attack. he suffered the heart attack early monday morning and died 24 hours later. he was buried in the griffith family cemetery on the outer banks of north carolina. he played sheriff andy taylor on "the andy griffith show" for only eight years. reruns gained him fans. he did so much more than that. he had another successful theory ten years later and started in a pretty good movie a few years after that. >>> a teenager from california says she finished her lifeguard training at the right time. 17-year-old jennifer mahan saved a life just three hours after graduating. she says she was walking with family and friends along oceanside harbor. somebody came screaming for help because a friend w
. ♪ the smithsonian institute will add a chuck brown tribute day. the tribute will include musical performances from the cold-hearted band, no question band and the junkyard band, also storytelling about the history of go-go and brown's career. that festival is free. >>> a death certificate filed in north carolina shows that actor andy griffith died from a heart attack. he suffered the heart attack early monday morning and died 24 hours later. he was buried in the griffith family...
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carpets quickly became soaked with dirty, brown water but thankfully, no raw sewage. >> came home. i was actually at the beach for memorial -- for labor day. >> reporter: residents spent the morning trying to get their homes cleaned and dried out. >> there was water coming out of all the bathrooms and overflowing. >> reporter: while it was a first drentss of this building, it was the fourth this summer for residents of nearby bloomingdale neighborhood. some people had to be rescued from swamped cars near first street and florida avenue northwest. residents are frustrated. d.c. water is trying to come up with a solution but it could cost hundreds of millions and take over a decade to complete. in the meantime, some stopgap mesh slurs being offered. >> a black flow preventer can stop that from its place. d.c. water has a program to rebate up to 90% or $3,000 of the cost of a back flow preventer. just sent out the materials to people in this neighborhood so they can know how to apply for the rebate. >> reporter: back live now at 9th and v streets northwest. we can tell you not only do
carpets quickly became soaked with dirty, brown water but thankfully, no raw sewage. >> came home. i was actually at the beach for memorial -- for labor day. >> reporter: residents spent the morning trying to get their homes cleaned and dried out. >> there was water coming out of all the bathrooms and overflowing. >> reporter: while it was a first drentss of this building, it was the fourth this summer for residents of nearby bloomingdale neighborhood. some people had to...